Scottish Independence

Boris Johnson’s leadership is the biggest driver for swing voters over Scottish independence, new polling has revealed. Brexit, the Westminster government’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, and a desire for certainty were all attributed to rising support for Scotland going it alone, but the key argument was Johnson, a view shared by 79% of swing […]

A leaked memo has shown that government ministers are becoming increasingly worried about the rise in support for Scottish independence. An assessment by Tory advisers warned Boris Johnson against continuously blocking Holyrood’s demands for a second referendum on independence. The document, seen by Bloomberg, was written by Hanbury Strategy and complained of a “vacuum of leadership” within the […]

Nicola Sturgeon has made an appeal to the European Union to support Scottish independence, saying that the country needs “an alternative way forward”.   Writing in German publication Die Welt, the first minister and SNP politician said that the Johnson administration is “turning its back on cooperation, consensus and solidarity”. She warned that Scotland’s interests are not being […]

Nicola Sturgeon and the SNP could force Boris Johnson’s hand in negotiations over Brexit, preventing the prime minister from carrying through his threat of a no-deal outcome. Sky News’ deputy political editor Sam Coates has suggested that the political situation in Scotland will cause the prime minister to compromise with Brussels. Coates pointed to the […]

Support for Scottish independence is at all-time high, a new poll has revealed. The Ipsos Mori poll for STV News found that 55% of voters now back independence for Scotland, which rises to 58% when undecided voters are stripped out, compared to 42% who support the country remaining in the United Kingdom. The surge in […]

Nearly three-quarters of Scots back Holyrood negotiating its own future relationship with the EU, new polling has found. A Survation poll for the pro-independence campaign group Progress Scotland found 74% of the 2,093 people surveyed wanted MSPs to decide how Scotland interacts with the EU in the future when undecided returns were excluded. When included, […]

Almost a third of Scots who voted against independence in 2014 have changed their mind and are either unsure or would vote Yes, according to a new poll. Record levels also believe that a majority of Scots would vote for independence if a referendum were held today. The survey of 2,093 people found that 19% […]

Boris Johnson has claimed that Britain is “more united than for decades”, despite the threat of a split in the United Kingdom, and Brexit divides failing to be healed.   Speaking during his big speech to Tory party conference, he said: “And I believe you will see a Britain that is more united than for decades […]

Boris Johnson has claimed Brexit will provide a “huge opportunity” for Scotland – suggesting it will have a positive impact on the country. The prime minister made the comments following a speech by Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross, who spoke about the party’s “defeatism” over Scottish independence. The Moray MP said: “The case for separation is now being […]

Jacob Rees-Mogg has compared the SNP to Oliver Twist in his latest swipe against the party’s calls for Scottish independence. Rees-Mogg said Nicola Sturgeon’s party was “modelling themselves on Oliver Twist”. Speaking in the Commons, the House leader took umbrage at comments by the SNP’s Tommy Sheppard that devolved administration would never back the government’s internal […]